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{{ | {{Short description|Bangladeshi politician (1943–2020)}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Shajahan Siraj | | name = Shajahan Siraj | ||
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| birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Tangail]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|14|1943|3|1|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|14|1943|3|1|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | | death_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] | ||
| nationality = Bangladeshi | | nationality = [[Bangladeshi]] | ||
| occupation = Politician | | occupation = Politician | ||
| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | | party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Siraj won election to parliament five times from [[Tangail-4]] constituency. He served as a minister, for the Government of Bangladesh, during 1991 and 2001 BNP's tenure.<ref name=ibgraft/> During his tenure as the environment minister,<ref>{{cite news |title=Rickshaw riots in Bangladesh |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1794208.stm |work=BBC News |date=31 January | Siraj won election to parliament five times from [[Tangail-4]] constituency. He served as a minister, for the Government of Bangladesh, during 1991 and 2001 BNP's tenure.<ref name=ibgraft/> During his tenure as the environment minister,<ref>{{cite news |title=Rickshaw riots in Bangladesh |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1794208.stm |work=BBC News |date=31 January 2022}}</ref> the use and production of [[plastic shopping bag]]s (polythene bags) were banned in Bangladesh, 3-stroke scooters were withdrawn from the road, and social tree plantation turned into a movement. | ||
In 2007, arrest warrants were issued for Siraj in connection with thirteen charges of tax evasion.<ref name=dodging>{{cite news |title=11 tax-dodging cases filed against Shajahan Siraj, family |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/17/d70717012516.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 July | In 2007, arrest warrants were issued for Siraj in connection with thirteen charges of tax evasion.<ref name=dodging>{{cite news |title=11 tax-dodging cases filed against Shajahan Siraj, family |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/07/17/d70717012516.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=17 July 2022}}</ref> He was sentenced to thirteen years in jail, and his wife three.<ref name=ibgraft>{{cite news |title=Ex-BNP minister Shajahan gets 13 yrs for graft |url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/04/22/ex-bnp-minister-shajahan-gets-13-yrs-for-graft |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=22 April 2022}}</ref> That conviction was overturned in 2010.<ref name="dt14Jul2020">{{Cite news |last1=Rahman |first1=Tanjir |last2=Numan |first2=Abdullah Al |date=14 July 2020 |title=Veteran politician Shahjahan Siraj passes away |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/obituary/2020/07/14/bnp-leader-and-freedom-fighter-shahjahan-siraj-passes-away |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* {{cite news |title=Shajahan Siraj gets 13 years for illegal wealth |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33391 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=23 April | * {{cite news |title=Shajahan Siraj gets 13 years for illegal wealth |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-33391 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=23 April 2022}} | ||
* {{cite news |title=HC scraps sentence of Shahjahan Siraj |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152185 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=25 August | * {{cite news |title=HC scraps sentence of Shahjahan Siraj |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-152185 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=25 August 2022}} | ||
* {{cite news |title=Shahjahan Siraj in Bangkok for cancer treatment |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=135500&date=2012-07-04 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=4 July | * {{cite news |title=Shahjahan Siraj in Bangkok for cancer treatment |url=http://print.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/old/more.php?news_id=135500&date=2012-07-04 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=4 July 2022}} | ||
* {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD splits |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/13/20927 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=13 March | * {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD splits |url=http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/03/13/20927 |newspaper=The Financial Express |location=Dhaka |date=13 March 2022}} | ||
* {{cite news |last=Shawon |first=Anaet |date=14 March 2016 |title=JSD factions blame either for split |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/14/141476.php |newspaper=The Observer |location=Dhaka}} | * {{cite news |last=Shawon |first=Anaet |date=14 March 2016 |title=JSD factions blame either for split |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2016/03/14/141476.php |newspaper=The Observer |location=Dhaka}} | ||
* {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD faction gets torch |url=http://newagebd.net/220856/inu-led-jsd-faction-gets-torch/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |date=14 April | * {{cite news |title=Inu-led JSD faction gets torch |url=http://newagebd.net/220856/inu-led-jsd-faction-gets-torch/ |newspaper=New Age |location=Dhaka |date=14 April 2022}} | ||
* {{cite news |title=Unity move fails |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42268 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=29 April | * {{cite news |title=Unity move fails |url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/home/printnews/42268 |newspaper=The Independent |location=Dhaka |date=29 April 2022}} | ||
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